[Thomas]

The man convicted of murdering Radford teenager Tara Munsey will be formally sentenced by a judge today.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Pulaski/April;]

In April, a Pulaski County jury sentenced Jeffrey Allen Thomas to die for killing the 16-year-old.
Thomas was a friend of Munsey's boyfriend.
He was found guilty of killing the teenager during an attempted rape last January.
The jury gave Thomas a death sentence even over the objections of Tara Munsey's mother.
Kitty Irwin told jurors she forgave him ... and pleaded with them to spare his life.
Since then, she has been speaking out against the death penalty.
(------------)

[SOT 25:43]
[INQ=]
((NELSON HARRIS: OUR HEARTS PRAYED THAT SHE MIGHT RETURN TO US WE KNOW THAT SHE HAS BEEN CALLED INTO YOUR PRESENCE.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 12]

Jessika Lewis was remembered by many as a friend and as a girl that loved to play softball.
[SOT 18:12]
[INQ=]
((EMILY NUTT/FRIEND: THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER LIKE HER NO ONE CAN TAKE HER PLACE AND THE THING WE REMEMBER MOST ABOUT HER IS SHE ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HER FACE.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 8]

Pictures of Jessika's smile brought tears to the ones who knew her best.
Banners were laid out for messages to be written to Jessika's family as well as the three other teens who are still hospitalized from the July first accident. It all happened after the van 12 teens and two adults were riding in blew a tire on their way back from Myrtle Beach. The van rolled several times throwing Jessika along with three other teens from the vehicle.
[SOT 22:30]
[INQ=]
((NELSON HARRIS: WE PRAY SPECIFICALLY FOR BEN WHEELER.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 3]
[BUTT, BUTT,BUTT]
[SOT 22l39]
[INQ=]
((LORD WE THANK YOU THAT HE IS PROGRESSING AND THAT HE IS IMPROVING.))
[OUQ=]
[RUNS= 3]

[SOT 23:24]
[INQ=]
((NELSON HARRIS: LORD WE PRAY SPECIFICALLY FOR MARELLA AT MOSES CONE WE PRAY FOR HER INJURY TO HER BACK.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 10]

To say good bye to Jessika the group let balloons float into the sky as a way of letting go.
[SOT 32:38]
[INQ=]
((NELSON HARRIS: WE DO ALL WE CAN BUT ULTIMATELY THESE CHILDREN AND JESSIKA'S FAMILY ARE IN THE ARMS OF GOD.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 10]

Jessika will be laid to rest on Tuesday. Kate Weidaw News7 Roanoke.))

[11Missing-Man]

[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=01-38 - 18:75]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Officials are still searching for a missing Alzheimer's patient.
They say the man wandered from a nursing home in Lexington.
Officials received a tip yesterday morning.
They searched off route 11 just outside the city, but did not find him.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lexington]
The Mayflower Nursing home called police Saturday morning saying 86 year old Herman Bennett was missing.
Officials say they've searched extensively for him and now they're starting to worry.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 9:48:05]
[IN Q=we've had the]
((MARK RILEY: WE'VE HAD THE TRACKING DOGS OUT TWICE WE'VE ALSO HAD A VIRGINIA STATE POLICE HELICOPTER IN COMBING THE ARE, THE OUTSKIRTS OF LEXINGTON, ANY GENERAL AREA HE COULD REACH ON FOOT ANYTHING LIKE THAT HAS BEEN SEARCHED.))
[SUPER=01-Mark Riley/Lexington Police Department;]
[RUNS=13]
[OUT Q=has been searched.]
(+++++++++)
[TAKE FULL SCREEN PAGE 1003]
Herman Bennett was last seen wearing a green-striped shirt, tan slacks, and a tan-colored hat that says New Jersey.
(++++++++)
[TAKE PHONE NUMBER FS 1004]
If you have any information on Bennett - you can call Lexington police at (540) 463 9177.
(++++++++)

[Missing-Intern]

[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=am]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]

California Congressman Gary Condit has reportedly admitted an affair with former Washington intern Chandra Levy.
But police are still not calling him a suspect in her disappearance.
The 24-year-old college Graduate from California has been missing since the end of April.
Aleen Sirghany has the latest.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 3:00:28]
[IN Q=California Congressman]
[SUPER=03-Washington, D.C.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Abbe Lowell/Condit's Attorney; :24]
[SUPER=01-Joseph DiGenova/Former U. S. Attorney; 1:19]
[SUPER=01-Aleen Sirghany/Reporting; 1:31]
[RUNS=1:49]
[OUT Q=AS, CBS News, Washington.]
((CALIFORNIA CONGRESSMAN GARY CONDIT MADE NO REVELATIONS SUNDAY -- AT
LEAST NOT PUBLICLY -- ABOUT HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH MISSING INTERN,
CHANDRA LEVY. BUT PRIVATELY, CONDIT HAS TOLD INVESTIGATORS THAT THEIR
RELATIONSHIP WAS -- IN FACT-- MORE THAN JUST FREINDS.
A SOURCE TELLS CBS NEWS THAT CONDIT ADMITTED TO HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH
LEVY, DURING A THIRD INTERVIEW WITH D.C. POLICE FRIDAY NIGHT.
CONDIT'S LAWYER -- HOWEVER -- WILL NOT CONFIRM THAT.
(SOT: ABBE LOWELL/CONDIT'S ATTORNEY) -10:32:50
"It's not important you know the relationship, it's important that the
police do"
APPEARING ON THE SUNDAY TALK SHOWS, CONDIT'S ATTORNEY SAID THE
CONGRESSMAN AND HIS WIFE HAVE SHOWN THEY'RE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO
HELP FIND LEVY ... A 24-YEAR OLD COLLEGE GRADUATE FROM MODESTO,
CALIFORNIA WHO'S BEEN MISSING SINCE APRIL 30TH.
(SOT: LOWELL) - 10:34:50
"The proof is in the pudding. They have done it. They've done it by
three interviews with him, a multi-hour interview with Mrs. Condit. I
think people in this country get the difference. They know the Condit's
are cooperating with the police. They just know they are not going to be
a a part of this media typhoon"
RECENTLY, LEVY'S AUNT TOLD THE WASHINGTON POST THAT HER NIECE WAS HAVING
AN AFFAIR WITH CONDIT. AND A FLIGHT ATTENDANT CLAIMING SHE ALSO HAD AN
AFFAIR WITH THE CONGRESSMAN SAID HE ASKED HER TO LIE TO THE FBI. BUT
POLICE MAINTAIN CONDIT IS NOT A SUSPECT.
FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY, JOSEPH DIGENOVA, SAYS HE'S SHOCKED CONDIT IS NOT
BEING INVESTIGATED, AND THAT HIS APARTMENT HAS NOT BEEN SEARCHED
(SOT JOSEPH diGENOVA/FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY)

(STANDUP)
AS, CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON))

[11Shark-Bite]

[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The eight year old boy who had his arm ripped off by a shark is now suffering from kidney failure.
(------------)
[VO-NAT 16.5]
[SUPER=03-Pensacola, FL]
The boy has been moved to a Florida children's hospital which is
better equipped to handle the situation.
A spokesman says the boy has undergone dialysis and is in very critical condition.
Witnesses said the boy was playing in knee-deep water near Pensacola when the seven-foot long shark attacked.
(------------)
[ANCHOR=MARYA]
[SS=none]
Doctors reattached the child's arm during an eleven-hour surgery.
A hospital statement says his arm is getting blood supply and shows no sign of infection.
The statement also says he's showing signs of recognizing his family.

[Marketwatch]

But first in business news, second-quarter earnings reports are due out this week.
Renay San Miguel has that story and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Renay San Miguel/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:10]
[OUT Q=Marketwatch-dot-com, New York]
((ONCAM
SO FAR THE FOCUS ON WALL STREET HAS BEEN ON EARNINGS
WARNINGS..COMPANIES TELLING INVESTORS THEY WON'T MAKE THEIR PROFIT
TARGETS BECAUSE OF A SLOWING ECONOMY.. THIS WEEK IT'S THE ACTUAL
EARNINGS THAT START TO ROLL IN..AS COMPANIES REPORT ON THEIR SECOND
CALENDAR QUARTER... AND FEW EXPECT THE NEWS TO BE THAT MUCH BETTER..
ESS yahoo,motorola,,abbott ...etc
COMPANIES SET TO REPORT INCLUDE YAHOO!, MOTOROLA,, ABBOTT LABS, ENRON
AND ADVANCD MICRO DEVICES..
ONCAM=

IT WAS AMD'S PROFIT WARNING THAT HELPED PUSH
ESSdow
THE DOW DOWN 227 POINTS ON FRIDAY TO CLOSE AT 10 THOUSAND 252..
ESS nasdaq
THE NASDAQ LOST 75 POINTS TO BARELY CLOSE ABOVE THE TWO THOUSAND
LEVEL..
ESS amd
CHIP MAKER AMD SAID ITS SECOND QUARTER PROFITS WOULD BE LOWER THAN
EXPECTED..THANKS TO A PRICE WAR WITH INTEL AND LOWER PRICES OVERALL FOR
ITS FLASH MEMORY CHIPS..
ESS emc
EMC, THE KING OF DATA STORAGE..ABDICATED ITS PLACE AS AN INVESTOR
FAVORITE...AFTER TELLING WALL STREET THAT THE ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN WOULD
ALSO PUSH ITS PROFITS LOWER THAN ANTICIPATED...
ESS ibm, sunw
THAT NEWS ALSO PUSHED DOWN SHARES OF DATA RIVALS IBM AND SUN
MICROSYSTEMS..
ONCAM
ECONOMIC INDICATORS ALSO ROLL IN NEXT WEEK...
ESS graphic
THOSE INCLUDE THE PRODUCERS'S AND CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES..RETAIL SALES
AND WHOLESALE INVENTORIES..
ESS
THE LATEST MARKET NEWS IS AVAILABLE AT CBS DOT MARKETWATCH DOT COM...
ONCAM
I'M RENAY SAN MIGUEL, CBS MARKETWATCH DOT COM, NEW YORK.))

(tape tosses to stocks)
[STOCKS]
[COMM]

[11WV-Flooding]

Heavy rains flooded parts of Virginia and West Virginia leaving one person dead and dozens homeless. Yesterday, crews rescued residents trapped inside mobile homes washed away in rain-swollen creeks in Wyoming County.
And, at least one person died after being swept away.
Officials say flood waters were so forceful that they ripped out power poles and natural gas and sewer lines.
West Virginia Governor Bob Wise has declared a state of emergency in 8 counties there.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Tazewell Co.]
Meanwhile, dozens of people were rescued in Tazewell County after being stranded in their homes.
Several businesses and residential areas are under water.
Several bridges were washed-out, but no injuries were reported.
(------------)
[Anchor=Marya]
[SS=HOLD]
The Red Cross opened three shelters in Tazewell County to assist families that were forced from their homes.

[Redistricting]

The General Assembly will begin a short session today to realign Virginia's congressional districts based on the latest Census numbers.
The mapmaking session is expected to last about three days.
Most observers expect the Assembly to endorse a plan that strengthens the re-election chances of all eleven current members of the congressional delegation.

[Health-Check]

In medical news, Many people make some common mistakes when treating cuts and scrapes.
Doctor Dave Hnida takes a look at the best way to care for the wounds in this morning's Health check.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Dave Hnida/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:28]
[OUT Q=CBS News, New York.]
((SUMMERTIME IS TYPICALLY A TIME FOR CUTS AND SCRAPES SO ITS IMPORTANT TO
BE UP TO DATE IN HOW TO CARE FOR THEM. BUT THERE ARE 4 COMMON MISTAKES
PEOPLE MAKE IN CARING FOR WOUNDS-
NUMBER ONE: IS NOT USING PRESSURE TO STOP THE BLEEDING.
THE BEST WAY TO STOP BLEEDING IS TO HOLD DIRECT PRESSURE ON A WOUND.
YOU DONT WANT TO DAB AT ITS AND BE LOOKING AT IT EVERY 30 SECONDS TO SEE
IF ITS STOPPED BLEEDING.
MISTAKE NUMBER TWO.- YOU DON'T CLEAN THE WOUND PROPERLY.
NOW YOU MIGHT THINK PEROXIDE OR IODINE IS THE BEST THING TO USE TO
CLEAN A CUT. BUT AT FULL STRENGTH THEY CAN DAMAGE NORMAL TISSUE. THE
BEST THING TO USE TO CLEAN A WOUND IS SIMPLE TAP WATER.
MISTAKE NUMBER THREE IS TRYING TO AVOID STITCHES.
SOME REASONS YOU MAY NEED THEM INCLUDE A WOUND THAT WONT STOP BLEEDING..
A WOUND THAT LARGE OR GAPING-- IF YOU'VE GOT COSMETIC CONCERNS- OR IF THE
BODY PART THATS CUT DOESN'T WORK LIKE IT SHOULD.
AND HERE'S A QUICK REMINDER- DEPENDING ON THE BODY PART - WE USUALLY HAVE
6-12 HOURS TO STITCH A CUT.
AND MISTAKE NUMBER 4- FORGETTING THAT TETANUS SHOT
IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A TETANUS SHOT IN TEN YEARS THEN YOU NEED ONE- IF ITS
A DIRTY WOUND THEN ITS FIVE."
BOTTOM LINE: IF YOU'RE NOT SURE ABOUT ANY CUT OR SCRAPE - GET IT CHECKED
OUT--
IM DR DAVE HNIDA FOR CBS NEWS.))
[ANCHOR=MARYA]
[SS=none]

News 7 Mornin' will be right back after this break.
(Marya tosses to bump)

Here's a look at today's top stories.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Marya]

A Roanoke teenager who died from injuries in a church bus accident last week will be laid to rest tomorrow.
Family and friends gathered for a memorial service for Jessika Lewis last night.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Marya]

Europe's biggest volcano is putting on a show.
Mount Etna began spewing lava on Saturday night.
It shot far into the air and covered the streets with ash.
Experts say there's no danger to residents.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Marya]

And... the man convicted of murdering Tara Munsey will be formally sentenced by a judge today.
Jeffrey Allen Thomas was sentenced to die by a jury back in April, even over the objections of Tara Munsey's mother.
(----------------)
[ANCHOR=Marya]

And that's what's making news on this Monday, July 9th.
News 7 Mornin' will be right back.

[2-Thomas]

The man convicted of murdering Radford teenager Tara Munsey will be formally sentenced by a judge today.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Pulaski/April;]

In April, a Pulaski County jury sentenced Jeffrey Allen Thomas to die for killing the 16-year-old.
Thomas was a friend of Munsey's boyfriend.
He was found guilty of killing the teenager during an attempted rape last January.
The jury gave Thomas a death sentence even over the objections of Tara Munsey's mother.
Kitty Irwin told jurors she forgave him ... and pleaded with them to spare his life.
Since then, she has been speaking out against the death penalty.
(------------)

[SOT 25:43]
[INQ=]
((NELSON HARRIS: OUR HEARTS PRAYED THAT SHE MIGHT RETURN TO US WE KNOW THAT SHE HAS BEEN CALLED INTO YOUR PRESENCE.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 12]

Jessika Lewis was remembered by many as a friend and as a girl that loved to play softball.
[SOT 18:12]
[INQ=]
((EMILY NUTT/FRIEND: THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER LIKE HER NO ONE CAN TAKE HER PLACE AND THE THING WE REMEMBER MOST ABOUT HER IS SHE ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HER FACE.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 8]

Pictures of Jessika's smile brought tears to the ones who knew her best.
Banners were laid out for messages to be written to Jessika's family as well as the three other teens who are still hospitalized from the July first accident. It all happened after the van 12 teens and two adults were riding in blew a tire on their way back from Myrtle Beach. The van rolled several times throwing Jessika along with three other teens from the vehicle.
[SOT 22:30]
[INQ=]
((NELSON HARRIS: WE PRAY SPECIFICALLY FOR BEN WHEELER.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 3]
[BUTT, BUTT,BUTT]
[SOT 22l39]
[INQ=]
((LORD WE THANK YOU THAT HE IS PROGRESSING AND THAT HE IS IMPROVING.))
[OUQ=]
[RUNS= 3]

[SOT 23:24]
[INQ=]
((NELSON HARRIS: LORD WE PRAY SPECIFICALLY FOR MARELLA AT MOSES CONE WE PRAY FOR HER INJURY TO HER BACK.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 10]

To say good bye to Jessika the group let balloons float into the sky as a way of letting go.
[SOT 32:38]
[INQ=]
((NELSON HARRIS: WE DO ALL WE CAN BUT ULTIMATELY THESE CHILDREN AND JESSIKA'S FAMILY ARE IN THE ARMS OF GOD.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 10]

Jessika will be laid to rest on Tuesday. Kate Weidaw News7 Roanoke.))

[2-11Missing-Man]

[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=01-38 - 18:75]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Officials say they have not found a missing Alzheimer's patient who wandered from a nursing home in Lexington.
Officials received a tip yesterday morning.
They searched off route 11 just outside the city, but did not find him.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lexington]
The Mayflower Nursing home called police Saturday morning saying 86 year old Herman Bennett was missing.
Officials say they've searched extensively for him and now they're starting to worry.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 9:48:05]
[IN Q=we've had the]
((MARK RILEY: WE'VE HAD THE TRACKING DOGS OUT TWICE WE'VE ALSO HAD A VIRGINIA STATE POLICE HELICOPTER IN COMBING THE ARE, THE OUTSKIRTS OF LEXINGTON, ANY GENERAL AREA HE COULD REACH ON FOOT ANYTHING LIKE THAT HAS BEEN SEARCHED.))
[SUPER=01-Mark Riley/Lexington Police Department;]
[RUNS=13]
[OUT Q=has been searched.]
(+++++++++)
[TAKE FULL SCREEN PAGE 1003]
Herman Bennett was last seen wearing a green-striped shirt, tan slacks, and a tan-colored hat that says New Jersey.
(++++++++)
[TAKE PHONE NUMBER FS 1004]
If you have any information on Bennett - you can call Lexington police at (540) 463 9177.
(++++++++)

[2-Missing-Intern]

Though he's reportedly admitted to an affair with missing intern Chandra Levy, police are NOT calling California Congressman Gary Condit a suspect in her disappearance.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Washington, D.C.]

So far, he's made no public revelations about the relationship.
But sources say he's privately told investigators that they were more than just friends.
Condit's lawyer would not discuss it, saying only that Condit and his wife have cooperated with authorities.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 3:01:11]
[IN Q=The proof is]
((ABBE LOWELL/CONDIT'S ATTORNEY: THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING. THEY'VE DONE IT...... PART OF THIS MEDIA TYPHOON.))
[SUPER=01-Abbe Lowell/Condit's Attorney;]
[RUNS=:16]
[OUT Q=media typhoon.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]

Recently, Levy's aunt told the Washington Post her niece was having an affair with the congressman.
A flight attendant claiming she had an affair with him has also said he asked her to lie to the FBI about it.
(------------)

[Mt-Etna]

Mother Nature is putting on a show in Sicily, Italy.
(------------)
[VO-NAT - 03NA - 03:34:27]
[SUPER=03-Sicily, Italy]
Europe's biggest volcano Mount Etna began spewing lava on Saturday night.
The lava shot hundreds of metres into the air and covered the streets of a nearby town with ash.
Experts say there is no danger for residents in the nearby towns, but they add that Saturday's eruption has yet to reach its deepest phase.
Etna has been around for a half-a-million years and has been active all
that time.
There have been more than 90 major eruptions over the past 4-thousand years.
This is the 13-th eruption this year.
(------------)

[2-11WV-Flooding]

[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=01-14 - TC-1:58:20]
[GRAPHIC=Flooding]
One person is dead, and dozens without homes after five hours of heavy rains flooded parts of Virginia and West Virginia.
Yesterday, crews rescued residents trapped inside mobile homes washed away in rain-swollen creeks in Wyoming County.
And, at least one person died after being swept away.
Officials say flood waters were so forceful that they ripped out power poles and natural gas and sewer lines.
West Virginia Governor Bob Wise has declared a state of emergency in 8 counties there.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Tazewell Co.]
Meanwhile, dozens of people were rescued in Tazewell County after being stranded in their homes.
Several businesses and residential areas are under water.
Several bridges were washed-out, but no injuries were reported.
(------------)
[Anchor=Marya]
[SS=HOLD]
The Red Cross opened three shelters in Tazewell County to assist families that were forced from their homes.

[11Pierce]

[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=01-30 TC-49:11]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Music is a medium that one West Virginian white supremacist is using to promote a message of revolution.
William Pierce, of Pocahontas County, is using the Internet to promote his recording label, Resistance Records-- a soundtrack for white power.
(------------)
[VO-NAT 96-34]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]
Pierce is also the author of the Turner Diaries, and appeared on 60- minutes several years ago.
He says his ultimate goal is to have his music label become the world's biggest distributor of resistance music, also known as white power rock.
(------------)

[Marijuana-Laws]

[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=am]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]

A community in England is letting marijuana smokers off with only a warning.
It's part of a pilot project there to allow police officers to spend their time focusing on more violent crimes.
As Elizabeth Palmer reports, opponents of the move worry it's the first step toward legalizing the drug.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=In the US,]
[SUPER=03-London, England; :00]
[SUPER=01-Brian Paddick/Metropolitan Police Commander; :27]
[SUPER=01-Chris Sanders/Cannabis Coalition UK; :57]
[SUPER=01-Elizabeth Palmer/Reporting; 1:07]
[SUPER=01-Kenneth Clarke/Conservative Politician; 1:22]
[SUPER=01-Peter Lilley/Conservative; 1:42]
[RUNS=2:03]
[OUT Q=Elizabeth Palmer CBS News London.]
(((smokers)
(BBC) In the US - you'd probably be arrested for this.

...but in south London, the worst you'll get is a reprimand.
(BBC pat down)
Police in Lambeth say arresting marijuana smokers isn't worth the
effort...
because offenders usually get off with a small fine...(CBS) and there's
little evidence to connect the drug with serious crime.
(smokers)(CBS)
...so for the next six-months, in a pilot project, police officers here
will simply warn marijuana-smokers and confiscate their drugs..
Police Commander Brian Paddick/Metropolitan Police (CBS)
BITE: 3645 you could spend, two officers spending 5 or 6 hours doing
the paperwork, doing the interviews, multiply that by the over 600
arrrests we had last year you're talking about a hell of a lot of money.
(CBS street scenes)
It's been a popular move among residents who want the police to
concentrate their scarce resources on stopping hard drugs and violent
crime.
(SKY file)
For others - like the hundreds of marijuana supporters who march through
Lambeth every summer - it's a step toward complete decriminalization.
SUPER: Chris Sanders, Cannabis Coalition UK (CBS)
0415 the message there is if you want people to not abuse drugs,
legalize it, legalize cannabis so we can use it maturely 0425
BRIDGE
THE LAMBETH POLICE PILOT PROJECT HAS BEEN SURPRISINGLY UNCONTROVERSIAL.
MANY PEOPLE...FROM THE POLICE COMMISSIONER TO CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS
... THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO EASE UP ON MARIJUANA SO THE POLICE CAN
CRACK DOWN ON MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS.... BUT, THEY INSIST, FULL
LEGALIZATION WOULD BE A MISTAKE.
(APTN) SUPER: Kenneth Clarke, Conservative Politician (BBC)
I think it's a big leap from the present situation where the police very
sensibly don't usually prosecute people for possession of a small
quantity to go on and say the drug should be readily available around
the corner from where you live.
(BBC) But other conservative voices argue that marijuana is now likely
to be legal here in less than 20 years.
SUPER: Peter Lilley/Conservative (BBC)
BITE: (APTN) Public opinion is way ahead of where politicians have
been and it's time that we broke the taboo on discussing the subject.
(smokers) (CBS)
For Britons, the discussion now is whether the Lambeth experiment is
just a common sense solution to a limited policing budget...or the first
step down a very slippery slope.
Elizabeth Palmer CBS News London.))
[Local-Recap]
[SUPER=#4059;Local Recap]
[2-Shot=MJO/LHI]
[ANCHOR=Marya]

Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
[ANCHOR=Marya]
The General Assembly will begin a short session today to realign Virginia's congressional districts based on the latest Census numbers.
The mapmaking session is expected to last about three days.
Most observers expect the Assembly to endorse a plan that strengthens the re-election chances of all eleven current members of the congressional delegation.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Marya]

Heavy rains flooded parts of Virginia and West Virginia.
Yesterday, crews rescued residents trapped inside mobile homes washed away in rain-swollen creeks in Wyoming County.
At least one person died after being swept away.
Meanwhile, dozens of people were rescued in Tazewell County after being stranded in their homes.
The Red Cross opened three shelters in Tazewell County to assist families that were forced from their homes.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
Jessika Lewis will be laid to rest tomorrow.
The teenager died on Friday from injuries she sustained in a traffic accident a week ago.
Last night, family and friends gathered on the lawn outside Virginia Heights Baptist Church in Roanoke to remember her.
(-------------)
[ANCHOR=Leo]
(Leo mic hot)
(///////////////)
(Leo ad lib weather)
(-------------)
[2-SHOT]
[ANCHOR=Marya]